Adams County Minstrels date changed to December 6
The Adams County Minstrel will be staged in Madison School auditorium Quincy at 8 o clock with tickets available later in each community. Funds raised will buy music for spring Adams County Music Festival groups. Communities Payson Melrose Camp Point Mendon Liberty Ellington Fowler participate in the first part. Mrs John W Hart is dramatic director and Mrs Wilbur Coe county music chairman. Five minute skits from each community form the second part. A full program will follow.
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Adams County
Madison
Quincy
Payson
Melrose
Camp Point
Mendon
Liberty
Ellington
Fowler
Farm Bureau
John W. Hart
Wilbur Coe
Russell Herleman
Lutheran Training Course and Sister Class Schedule
Lutheran Leadership Training began Tuesday evening and will meet weekly at 8 15. The Lutheran Sisters class met at Wilbur Altheide home with business games and refreshments. Sunday at 7 30 the public Thankoffering service and program will be held conducted by Women s Missionary Society Annie Sanford Mission Study Class and the Light Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Sisters
Harold Hofmeister
Wilbur Altheide
Women’s Missionary Society
Annie Sanford Mission Study
Light Brigade
Ownership Certificate Law Imposes New Fees on Cars
A new law will take effect January 1 requiring car owners to apply for a certificate of ownership in addition to the normal license. The certificate costs 50 cents. A bill of sale is required for new car registrations. otherwise owners must verify ownership. The aim is to prevent license plates for stolen cars and reduce insurance rates.
School News and Class Updates Highlight November Activities
Absent students include Fay Davis Russell Heine Lillian Williams Leland Inman LaVerne DeWitt and Marlin Gates. Classes cover algebra geometry geography and Hamlet through history geography and grammar. The basketball team meets La Prairie on November 22 as exams approach and reports on colonization pumps and letters are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie
Lillian Williams
Leland Inman
LaVerne DeWitt
Memories and notices from Burton township amid postwar relief
A reflective montage recalls postwar relief with reopenings in schools and churches. tributes to Jim Cook and Burton township workers surface alongside wartime memories and a note on influenza decline. A French orphan adoption by local churches and a Pleasant Grove Sunday school is reported, plus a French orphan for Nora Barnard's group. Twin Schrader births are recorded along with local home improvements.
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Annie
Mercer
Mather Field
Sacramento
Calif
Logan Renner
Turin
Canada
Jim Cook
Burton Township
Helen Pond
Allie Buttz
Pleasant Grove
Louis Schrader
Beringer Bros
Presbyterian
Nora Barnard
Maine Street Sundy and Next Year Travel Plans
A quirky street note reports Maine Street Sundy as a grand day with travel plans between Canada and California. It mentions a thermomether betting on a seller, customers getting spicy on Row 105, warns of a Thanksgiving week, and humor about holiday chaos. Frank Grassez cheers NRA while predicting another year of work. 116 customers bought 400 gallons of cream last week, with farmers warned to cooperate or face retaliation.
District Young People Rally at Columbus Christian Church
A District Young People rally is set for Sunday afternoon November 26 at 2 30 under the County Youth Council. Leroy Morton of Paloma will preside with Chester Meyer of Fowler conducting devotionals and Leslie Blackwood of Quincy reading the songs. Rev. J J Tisdall of Quincy First Christian will speak. All young people and teachers are urged to attend.
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Columbus Christian Church
County Youth Council
Leroy Morton
Paloma
Chester Meyer
Fowler
Leslie Blackwood
Quincy
J. J. Tisdall
First Christian Church of
Hog bite injures Adam Hofmeister Monday
Adam Hofmeister suffered a severe hand bite from a hog on Monday. The incident occurred at a farm where the animal escaped confinement, prompting medical evaluation. No further injuries or involved personnel were reported at this time.
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Adam Hofmeister
Pleasant Grove incidents and social notes from the week
Pleasant Grove reports a near-miss as a wheel detached from a car leaving Liberty caused the vehicle to flip twice on Wednesday evening. Margaret Lierle celebrated her birthday with classmates and Miss Alberta Longlett hosting at the Sierles' home Tuesday afternoon. Denver visitor Lydia Broyles stayed with Geo Mollenhauer this week while Burton Home Bureau hosted an all day meeting and guest day at Rose Spangler’s home with county officials and members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Tenhouse
Golden
Liberty
Margaret Lierle
Alberta Longlett
Gladys Abel
Mary Florence Kanuffman
Eleanor
Gladys Loos
Harold Elliott
Elden
Darrell Wahle
Beulah Dunlap
Miss Longlett
Sierles
Lydia Broyles
Denver
Colo
Geo. Mollenhauer
Burton Home Bureau
Rose Spangler
Roy Arnold
Ben Haverland
Roy Sharrow
Ernest Anderson
County Organization Committee
Lucy J. Folsom
Elmer Weihl
Florence Scranton
Harry Meyer
Arthur Wells
Heine
Herbert Harkness
Otis Spangler
Wm. Harkness
Doole
Wheeler
Dean
Wahle
Spangler
Mildred Doole
Earl. Sims
Chas. Lytle
County Home Bureau
Social and church notices from Richfield county
Richfield events list a family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Lee McCrory and guests including Mr and Mrs Baker and Mr and Mrs Nei camp of Marceline. A large Sodomy school pie supper raised 16 dollars. Miss Helen Grable won a cake for popularity. Miss Mary Elizabeth Davis visited Miss Genevieve Waters. Rev Babs former local minister to preach at MKE church. Sunday services at 2 30 with Rev McCrea. A corn husking at Geo McBride’s last Thursday. Ladies served dinner at Roy McBride’s. Genevieve Waters Mary Elizabeth Davis Idella Fusselman and Myrtle Holeman were Sunday guests of Loralee McCrory.
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Geo. Preeble
Baker
Neicamp
Marceline
Sodom School
Helen Grable
Mary Elizabeth Davis
Genevieve Waters
Babs
M. F
M. KE
Rev. McCrea
Geo. McBride
Roy McBride
Idella Fusselman
Myrtle Holeman
Loralee McCrory
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Public Service Company
County Minstrels
Good Housekeeping
Made Is
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Willis Ave
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Russell Heine
Merle Schrader
Bugle
Marlin Gates
Cloyd Schrader
Uncle Bill
Maine Street
By Bill Allen
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Krismus
Frank Grassez
Sezee
Winifred Lytle
Richfield
Lee McCrory
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